Combination bed and parlor suit.



T. J. SHEA & R. HAMES.

COMBINATION BED AND PABLOR SUIT.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 27, 1910.

ATTORNEY T. J. SHEA & R. HAMBS.

COMBINATION BED AND PARLOR SUIT.

APPLICATION rum) 001'. 21, 1-010.

988,513. Patented Apr.4,1911

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COMBINATION BED AND PABLOR SUIT.

Be it known that we, TIMo'rHY J. SHEA j and RICHARD 'HAMES, citizens of the United States, residing at Shelton, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Combination Beds and Parlor Suits, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a combination bed and arlor suit adapted for general'use and especially adapted for use in restricted quarters, as in city apartments and in bungalows, which shall consist simply of two divans and two chairs, said members of the suit being provided with means forquickl and securel them'together to orm a bed an as quickly detaching them again, the backsof the chairs bein detachable and the divans being provide with drawers to receive the chair backs and the bed clothing.

With these and other objects in view we have devised the simple and novel combination furniture suit of which the following description in connection with the accompanyingdrawin s is a specification, reference characters eingused to indicate the several parts: i

Figure 1 is a perspective of one of the divans detached as in use; Fig. 2a perspective of a chair. detached and ready for use; Fig. 3 a perspective showing the four members of the suit attached together and forming a bed; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail 'view illustrating the means for attaching the members together.

A denotes divans and B chairs. The divans are used without change, the backs, indicated s ecifically by 10, comprising when assemble to form a bed the head and foot- .board, respectively, of the bed, it being wholly unimportant in which relative position either divan is placed. The backs of the chairs, indicated specifically byll, are easily detachable. Each divan is provided with a drawer 12 which may open from either front or rear, as preferred, said drawers being adapted to receive the chair backs when the members are assembled to form a bed and to receive the bed clothing when the members are disassembled as when in use as a parlor suit.

constructed. The

attaching It is wholly unimportant so far as the princi le of the invention is concerned just how t e frames of the divans and chairs are may be made of either metal or wood an of as high grade as may be required, it being an imp Jrtant feature of the invention that there are no unsightly parts and that the invention is equally adapted to either high priced or low priced Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

furniture. We have shown the members of ment of the members together is effected by i means of rotary collars 18 provided with eyes 19'on the front le rotary collars 20 provlded with eyes 21 on the back legs of the chairs. One collar only is used on each front divan leg, and two collars, each having an eye and connected by a brace'22, are used on the back chair legs. The legs are provided with pins 23 on opposite sides, the pins on one side only being shown, and the collars are provided with notches 24 which engage the pins and retain the collars in the looking or unlocking position.

In looking the members together for use as a bed, the collars on the contiguous divan and chair legs are turned toward each'other as in Figs. l'and 4, placing the eyes in alinement, the eye on the divan leg lying intermediate the eyes on the chair leg. When in this position a locking pin 25 is passed through the eyes as in Fig. 4, the head of the pin resting upon the upper eye. The locking pins are attached to chains 26, the other ends of which are permanently attached to the sides of the divan frame, as at 16 of the divan and y 27 (see Figs. 1 and 3). When not in use,

the collars 18 on the divan legs are turned backward out of the way and locked there by engagement of the collars with pins 23 and the locking pins are disposed of by placing them in the eyes, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The locking collars 20 on the chair legs and their'eyes have the additional function of securing the backs 11 to the chairs when in use as such, as in Fig. 2. Each chair back is provided with downwardly ex- I tending rods 28 adapted to engage the eyes 21 of collars 20 on the back chair legs, as in Fig. 2. To assemble the members to form a bed, it is therefore simply necessary to re move the chair backs which maybe placed in the drawers in the divans, chairs with the back legs outwar bet-ween the divans turn the respective collars on the front legs of the divans and the back legs of the chairs to the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and lock the members to ether by passing the locking pins thropg the alined eyes on the members. .To disassemble the members and provide a parlor suit, the locking pins are withdrawn, the'collars on the divan legs are turned to the position shown in Fig. 1, the locking pins being preferably placed therein for retention, thecollars on the chair-legsare turned to the position shown in Fig. 2 and the downwardly extending rods 28 at the lower ends of the chair backs are placed in engagement therewith, as clearly shown, which leaves the chairs ready for use,

Havingthns described our invention we.

claim: 1 The combination of two divans having permanent backs, two chairs having removable backsprovidedwith depending rods,

the united depth of said chairs being equal to the width of said divans, supporting devices carried by the back legs-of said chairs lace the to receive said rods to support said backs, and fastening meanscarried by the front legs of said divans and adapted to cooperate with said supporting devices to unite the divans and chairs when the backs of the -latter are removed, whereby a bed is formed. 2. The combination of two divans having permanent backs, two chairs having removable backs provided with depending rods, the'u nited depth of said chairs being equal to the width of said divans, shiftable supporting devices carri'ed b the back legs of said chairs to receive sai rods when in one position to support said backs, 'and fastening means carried bythe front legs of said divans and adapted to cgoperate with said supporting devices when in their shifted position to unite said divans-and. chairs when the backs of the latter are removed, whereby a bed is formed.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

TIMOTHY J. SHEA. RICHARD HAMES. Y

Witnesses: r

CAROLINE L. WHEELDEN, DENNIS P. SULLIVAN. 

